Member News

Alex Anderson has been named advertising manager for the Washington Island Observer. A UW-Madison graduate with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Anderson has worked part-time for the Observer as an office assistant and social media consultant.

Anderson takes over the position vacated by Zuzka Krueger, who had served in the role since 2016. Krueger is credited by the Observer with growing the number and scope of the newspaper’s advertisers during her tenure.

Christina Wierichs-Kimball has joined the Wausau Pilot & Review as an advertising sales representative.

An Appleton native, Wierichs-Kimball attended UW-Whitewater and has lived in the Wausau area for more than two decades. She has extensive experience in media sales, fundraising and organizing promotional events. She will be the main point of contact for local businesses looking to advertise with the Pilot & Review, an online-only nonprofit news organization.

Warren Bluhm has been named interim editor-in-chief for NEW Media.

He fills the role vacated by Carol Ryczek, who had held the position since September 2018.  Bluhm joined the company in March 2017, serving as editor of the Oconto County Times Herald. He previously served as managing editor of the Green Bay News-Chronicle, opinion editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and editor of the Door County Advocate in Sturgeon Bay.

Quinten Pfeiffer has been named editor of the Tri-County Press. He succeeds Elyssa Vondra, who is leaving the Press to pursue her doctorate degree. 

A northwestern Illinois native, Pfeiffer graduated from East Dubuque High School in 2015 and earned his journalism degree from the University of Iowa in 2019. While in college, he worked for both The Daily Iowan student newspaper and the Iowa Journalist magazine.

Reagan Hoverman has joined the reporting staff of the Inter-County Leader, where he will cover sports and general assignment news. He also will oversee the newspaper’s podcast, which highlights local news and sports.

A native of St. Croix Falls, Hoverman earned his journalism degree from UW-River Falls in spring 2020. During college, he worked at the student radio station, WRFW-FM, and the Student Voice newspaper.

Sarah Knieff is the newest member of the (Red Wing, Minn.) Republican Eagle news staff, the newspaper announced Thursday.

Knieff will cover several beats for the newspaper, including area school boards and the Goodhue County Board. A 2020 graduate, Knieff earned her journalism degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth. While in school, she worked for The Bark student news organization and did freelance work for several publications.

O’Rourke Media Group has named Caleb Anderson vice president of sales for Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The group owns several Wisconsin newspapers, including the Ripon Commonwealth Press and the recently acquired (Hudson) Star-Observer and (Ellsworth/Red Wing, Minn.) Republican Eagle.

A Wisconsin native, Anderson most recently worked two years as a La Crosse-based regional sales manager for Lee Enterprises. 

Rich Jackson, who in May earned national attention as "The Homeless Editor," has been named editor and general manager of the Spooner Advocate and the (Hayward) Sawyer County Record.

A Wisconsin native and longtime newspaper veteran, Jackson grew up in Chippewa Falls and earned his journalism degree from UW-Eau Claire. While in college, he worked for The Spectator student newspaper and interned for the Leader-Telegram. He started his professional career in the 1990s with stints at the (Beaver Dam) Daily Citizen, (Wisconsin Rapids) Daily Tribune and the Wausau Daily Herald. 

Jackson succeeds Paul Mitchell, who held the same roles with the Advocate and Record before retiring late last year.